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Summary

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon – Episode Summary

Date: December 16, 2025
Episode Highlights: News commentary, celebrity interviews, comedy sketches and stand-up

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Episode Overview

Tonight’s show strikes a familiar balance between Jimmy Fallon’s signature playful late-night monologue, heartfelt tributes, and energetic interviews with celebrity guests including Simu Liu (“The Copenhagen Test”), Jake Connolly (Stranger Things 5), Alysa Liu (Olympic figure skater), and comedian Greg Warren. The discussions move from political headlines and pop culture to personal stories and sincere moments of reflection.

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Monologue & Topical Comedy

• Trump's Bizarre Christmas Speech & Marijuana News
  • [01:12] Jimmy tackles political headlines, poking fun at former President Trump’s unpredictable Christmas speech, referencing mentions of “snakes, sharks, and an Ivanka lookalike.”
  • On Trump weighing an executive order to reclassify marijuana:

    “His staff told him that weed makes people eat too much, take naps, and watch TV for hours. Trump was like, ‘Oh, so it has no effect.’” (Jimmy Fallon, 01:37)

• Holiday Tipping Advice Segment
  • [02:08] A recurring bit with mock advice on who to tip over the holidays.

  • “Don’t tip your daycare provider if they just hand your toddler an iPad playing Coco Melon, then head outside to vape.” (Jimmy Fallon, 02:21)

• AI Commercials & Tech Gaffes
  • [03:47] On McDonald's pulling an AI commercial:

    “McDonald’s said that going forward, the only artificial thing they’ll make is the food.”

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Tribute: Remembering Rob Reiner

[04:14]

• Jimmy offers a heartfelt remembrance for Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle:

  “What he’s given to the world through his art—from All in the Family to Stand By Me, The Princess Bride… Everyone felt like they had a personal connection to Rob Reiner and his work… I hugged him, and then we didn’t let go... He’s one of the smartest and funniest people I’ve ever met. What a tremendous loss.” (Jimmy Fallon, 04:14–05:44)

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Simu Liu Interview

[05:57]

Engagement Story and Taylor Swift Surprise

• Simu describes the stress of planning his engagement:

  “It was the biggest undertaking I had ever done, and I had to do it all alone, pretty much…” (Simu Liu, 06:37) “She’s a control enthusiast.” (Simu Liu, 07:41)

• The Paris proposal and surprise with friends and family (plus a Taylor Swift cameo video):

  “She loves Taylor Swift… I reached out to Taylor through her publicist and… she literally, two days later, sent [a video] over and I was able to play it for her… Taylor Swift was the cherry on top.” (Simu Liu, 08:42–09:38)

Avengers Backstage Stories

• Meeting Robert Downey Jr. for the first time (while underdressed in shorts and flip-flops):

  “I was the only one… who had to work that day… Downey wants everyone to come in and say hi… He's like, ‘Oh, that’s a choice [for an outfit].’” (Simu Liu, 10:43–11:13)

• On joining the Avengers:

  “I still remember watching Endgame… I had no idea that like, less than three months later, I would be a part of it… it’s every dream come true.” (Simu Liu, 11:36–12:10)

The Copenhagen Test (New Series)

• [12:18] Simu explains the premise:

  “It’s this psychological experiment… to judge whether an individual is predisposed to follow orders blindly or… their own moral compass… especially in the world of spies and top secret information.” (Simu Liu, 12:36)

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Jake Connolly Interview

[13:55]

• On joining Stranger Things 5 as “Derek”:

  “When [the audition] came in, I could not believe it. It was the thing of dreams for me.” (Jake Connolly, 14:46)

• School life post-fame:

  “People coming up to me asking for selfies and autographs… or yelling to my fat one in the hallways.” (Jake Connolly, 15:17–15:31)

• Keeping the role secret:

  “I had to keep the secret in for a year and a half. I actually had to tell everyone I was on a mayonnaise documentary.” (Jake Connolly, 15:46)

• Fan favorite moment – Cartman impression:

  “I even started trying out a couple of my lines in a Cartman voice. Do you want to hear one?... Jimmy, you can a fat one.” (Jake Connolly, 17:16)

• Prop from the set:
  • Brings his “GI Joe lunchbox” with a red light from the show.
  • Anecdote about crashing a Stranger Things tour in Jackson, Georgia:

    “They said, here we have the spot where we found a boy in a striped sweater carrying a lunchbox. And little did they know, I was right in the back of that tour.” (Jake Connolly, 18:31)

• On being tackled by Noah Schnapp and joking about free steak:

  “I'm actually a tackle football player… a couple bloody knees don’t really deter me… Noah came up and said, Jake, I’m so sorry I hit you too hard. Can I buy you a steak? …I mean, I would not mind a free steak.” (Jake Connolly, 19:27–19:53)

• Prepares a secret envelope question for Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna) to be asked on a future episode.

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Alysa Liu Interview

[22:13]

• Recaps her history as the youngest US Women’s figure skating champion and discusses her early retirement and subsequent comeback in pursuit of the 2026 Winter Olympics:

  “I have a lot of creative control this time around—I get to pick out what I want my dress to look like, what color… pick my music… I draw myself.” (Alysa Liu, 23:29)

• Music choices for programs:

  “I love Lady Gaga right now… I’m probably gonna skate to Levi at the Olympics.” (Alysa Liu, 24:19)

• On returning to elite competition and landing the triple axel:

  “I worked on it for two days this past two weeks… Just started doing them clean in practice last week.” (Alysa Liu, 25:08)

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Stand-Up: Greg Warren

[25:55]

A high-energy debut set lampooning insurance companies, Midwest culture, and high school fishing teams.

• On insurance “cards”:

  "They’re always like, we're gonna send you an insurance card. Stop calling it a card! It's a piece of paper. For $3,500, at least laminate the card!" (Greg Warren, 26:16)

• On being grouped with unhealthy insurance “groups”:

  “I want to meet the group… Me, some guy eating a mashed potato sandwich, that monkey that smokes cigarettes in the North Korean zoo, and a corpse. That's my group.” (Greg Warren, 28:07)

• Jokes about high school fishing coaches and fake “fishing cheerleaders”:

  “Catfish, crappie, smallmouth bass. Your outboard motor's out of gas. Bang, bang, choo, choo train. Come on, anglers, do that thang!” (Greg Warren, 31:21)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Trump’s Christmas speech:

  “In a weird way, Trump’s Christmas speech worked because he left the entire room thinking, sweet baby Jesus.” (Jimmy Fallon, 01:12)

• On surprise proposals:

  “She’s not a control freak… she’s a control enthusiast.” (Simu Liu, 07:41)

• On keeping secrets as a young actor:

  “I actually had to tell everyone I was on a mayonnaise documentary.” (Jake Connolly, 15:46)

• On creative autonomy in skating:

  “I have a lot of creative control this time around.. I draw myself.” (Alysa Liu, 23:29)

• On high school fishing teams:

  “We play other schools in fishing, which means there’s a fishing coach… Fish on three!” (Greg Warren, 29:23–30:37)

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Notable Timestamps

• Monologue/Trump Segment: 01:12 – 03:59
• Rob Reiner Tribute: 04:14 – 05:44
• Simu Liu Interview: 05:57 – 13:09
• Jake Connolly Interview: 13:55 – 21:36
• Alysa Liu Interview: 22:13 – 25:25
• Greg Warren Stand-Up: 25:55 – 32:02

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Overall Tone

As always, Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show episode features a lively blend of humor and heart. The tone is playful and affectionate; the conversations—especially around personal milestones and memories—bring warmth to the usual late-night levity.

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For Next-Time Watchers

Skip the intros, outros, and ad reads—this episode delivers its best with sharp topical comedy, sweet guest stories (especially Simu Liu’s engagement saga), and an energetic injection of stand-up from Greg Warren. The episode is an exemplar of the late-night blend: light-hearted news takes, pop-culture exclusives, and authentic exchanges with today’s headline-makers and rising stars.

Transcript

[Jimmy Fallon]

From Studio 6P in Rockefeller center in the heart of New York City, it's the Tonight show, starring Jimmy Fallon. Big man. Tonight join Jimmy and his guest, Simu Liu, Jake Conley, Alyssa Liu, comedian Craig Warren. And featuring the legendary Ruth Curry Meena. And now, here he is, Jimmy Fallon. That's what I'm talking about. Thank you very much.

Enjoy yourself. Welcome, everybody. Welcome, welcome, welcome to the Tonight Show.

You're here. You made it.

Well, everyone, last night in Washington, President Trump hosted a Christmas celebration at the White House. Yep, during Trump's Christmas address, he talked about snakes, sharks, and an Ivanka lookalike. In a weird way, Trump's Christmas speech worked because he left the entire room thinking, sweet baby Jesus. But you could tell Trump's in the holiday spirit. Cause anytime someone asked him about the Epstein files, he was like, FA la la la la la la la la la la la. Meanwhile, I read that Trump is weighing an executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug. Well, now that whole rant on sharks and snakes makes a little more sense. His staff told him that weed makes people eat too much, take naps, and watch TV for hours. Trump was like, oh, so it has no effect. Switching gears to some business news. The CEO of Lululemon is stepping down after a year of the brand underperforming. He's staying optimistic, though. He keeps saying he's going to make Lululemon, But he has a big severance package, and everyone knows that because he's wearing Lululemons. All right, well, guys, it's the holiday season, and many people tip those who have been helpful throughout the year. But sometimes it's hard to know who to include. So we've gone ahead and made a helpful guide. Okay, so, for instance, if you want to tip your barber, you want to tip them if you're always happy with your look. Yeah. But don't tip your barber if you always walk away looking like season three Will Byers got the bow.

Oh.

See what I mean? Next up, you want to tip your Dr. Cleaner if he keeps your shirts crisp and clean. But don't tip your dry cleaner if he keeps removing every stain by licking it. Just. These are helpful. These are helpful tips. You want to tip your daycare provider if they're caring and focused. But don't tip your daycare provider if they just hand your toddler an iPad playing Coco Melon, then head outside to vape. Hey, you want to tip your elder care provider if they provide comfort and support, but don't tip your elder care provider if they just hand grandpa an iPad playing Wheel of Fortune, then head outside to vape.

Don't.

[Craig Warren]

Don't do it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Lastly, you want to tip your UPS driver if your package is handled and delivered with care, but don't tip your UPS driver if your delivery is launched from a package cannon strapped to the roof of the truck. I just hope that's helpful. Don't do that. And finally, McDonald's just pulled an AI generated commercial after getting an extremely negative response from viewers. Yeah, McDonald's said that going forward, the only artificial thing they'll make is the food. We have a great show.

Give it up for the Roots, everybody. Come on, get up.

Thank you very much. We're all very sad at the Tonight show to hear about the passing of our friend and entertainment legend Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle Reiner. Rob is a frequent guest here on the show and everyone here would line up around his dressing room to say hi or tell him something that they loved. I mean, what he's given to the world through his art, from all in the Family to going to direct some great movies like Stand By Me, the Princess Bride, A Few Good Men, When Harry Met Sally, Spinal Tap producing, Seinfeld. Everyone felt like they had a personal connection to Rob Reiner and his work. I personally remember the last time he was on our show and he came out from the curtain and I was so happy to see him that I hugged him. And then we didn't let go. Hugging all the way to the. All the way to the guest chair. And we didn't plan it. We were just doing a bit and he knew I was doing the bit and just went along with it. He's one of the smartest and funniest people I've ever met. What a tremendous loss. And he leaves behind such a legacy. Thank you for all the great work on and off screen and continuing to be an inspiration to me and millions of people around the world. In the end, I'm going to remember all of the laughs that you've given us. We'll be right back for more tonight. Our first guest is a very talented actor who stars in an executive produced the new series the Copenhagen test, which premieres December 27th only on Peacock. Please welcome Simu Liu.

Oh, my God.

Thank you. Welcome back. It's always great to have you.

[Simu Liu]

So good to be here. I feel like. Can I. Alyssa Liu is here.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes.

[Simu Liu]

You've got a lineup of Liu's.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes.

We have two Liu's.

[Simu Liu]

This is a Jimmy Fallon first, I think.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes.

[Simu Liu]

Tonight Show First, a couple of Liuzers.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes.

Two Leos in the lineup. Yeah. You're making history here. Yeah, well, we always do something fun when you're here. I want to get into your new series, but I want to congratulate you since last time you were here, you got engaged, bud.

Come on, buddy. Simu.

[Simu Liu]

It was really stressful, man.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I was going to ask.

It was.

No, it's.

[Simu Liu]

I think. I mean, for everyone who's ever proposed or been proposed to. I mean, it's a stressful. It's a stressful environment. And I'm not necessarily, like, the best planner in the world, so I'm. You know, this was like, the biggest undertaking that I had ever done, and I had to do it all alone, pretty much, you know, and so.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, because you can't. Yeah, yeah.

[Simu Liu]

You can't.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Listen.

[Simu Liu]

I mean, she can't.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, no.

[Simu Liu]

And just be surprised. Definitely the better planner of the two of us. But I was surprised. She was and she wasn't. You know, I was in. We were in London. I was in London shooting, you know, Avengers movie.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Wow, that's good.

I'm gonna ask you about that, too.

[Simu Liu]

And so we'll get to it. But we decided to take a weekend to go to Paris, which, you know, I think she suspected something. And she told me that, you know, she asked me if she should get her nails done, which is kind of code. And I was like, man, yeah, she does. I mean, she's a very difficult person to surprise.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Thank you for landing that sentence, by the way. Yeah, she's not a.

[Simu Liu]

This is how bad I am. I can't even plan my sentences. But she's not a control. I feel like control freak is like. Is a bad. It's a very derogatory term. But she's a control enthusiast.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Okay. This is all I understand. She's a unique control lover. A lover of control.

[Simu Liu]

But that's good, because you're so.

[Jimmy Fallon]

She knew.

[Simu Liu]

Yeah, she kind of. I was like, yeah, fine, do your nails. So she knew kind of what was.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Here's a picture on the Eiffel Tower.

[Simu Liu]

And it's Paris and it's rooftop.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Are you kidding?

This is gorgeous.

[Simu Liu]

So it was. I would say it was half. Half of a surprise for her because, you know, I think she knew that it was coming. She saw it coming, but she didn't know that I flew a bunch of our best friends in, and her brother, who lives in Chicago, and her sister, who lives in Kenya, got them all to come in.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my God.

[Simu Liu]

When I let her up on the rooftop. They were all there.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, she loses her. Yeah, yeah.

[Simu Liu]

Really emotional.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Got emotional.

Yeah.

But then you. Can you tell the other thing or no?

[Simu Liu]

Yeah, no, I can tell the other thing, so. Well, I should preface.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I don't know if you were just telling me or you.

[Simu Liu]

I'll preface this by saying that my fiance works in music, so she's a digital marketing executive. And she. And she grew up a Swiftie. She loves Taylor Swift, you know, and Taylor Swift's songs and her music that was a big part of, like, even the beginning of our relationship was getting to know her through those songs and why they meant so much to her, you know? And so I was like, well, if there's one person that would make this engagement so special. And I reached out and. As if we're bff. No, I mean, I've met her a couple. She's fantastic. But I reached out to Taylor through her publicist and I said, hey, is there any way. Is there any way that I could convince you to make like a 2 second video just to say, you know, just to say congrats? And she literally, two days later sent it over and I was able to play it for her. And so.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Are you kidding me?

[Simu Liu]

And so Taylor Swift was the cherry on top. And I was like, wow, I should plan things more often.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, you should plan that.

How cool is that? Taylor Swift right at the end?

[Simu Liu]

She's absolutely just fantastic and so nice and so sweet.

[Jimmy Fallon]

She's the greatest.

Yeah.

And your fiance was like. So she was surprised, like, oh, my gosh.

[Simu Liu]

Yeah. I think she was really emotional before, and then when I played that video, she just completely lost it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

Come on, bud.

Congratulations again.

Thank you so much. Best thing to ever happen to me.

[Simu Liu]

Thank you. It's the first time I've told that story, so I'm really happy.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Well, I want to get into your new series, but I also want to talk to you about this. This is a picture of most of the cast from Avengers Doomsday. And I know, but this is. Dude, everyone got back together.

What?

[Simu Liu]

I mean, can we just talk about my wardrobe for a second? Because it looks like I'm really, really underdressed. And I just want to say this is. You know, this was my first time meeting Downey, by the way, so I was just as. I was as embarrassed as you as I am right now showing it to you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

But.

[Simu Liu]

But I just want to preface by saying I was the only one of these people that had to work that day. And so I showed up to work, you Know, and like, I ready to shoot. I wasn't trying to look pretty. And I got a text in the middle of the day that was like, oh, Downey wants to say hi to you after work. And I was like, no.

[Jimmy Fallon]

He's like, I'm not dressed.

No.

[Simu Liu]

I'm in short shorts and flip flops.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And they're like, no, no.

[Simu Liu]

Downey wants everyone to come in and say hi. And so I show up, and literally the first thing that he said was he was like, oh, look. Look at you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, look at that outfit.

[Simu Liu]

Oh, that's a choice.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Simu Liu]

I was like, God, what does it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Feel like to get the call to be part of the Avengers? They're getting everyone back together.

[Simu Liu]

It's about time.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Come on, bud. Jesus, it's about time.

[Simu Liu]

I can say that on tv.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No, you can't. But, yeah, that's right. We'll bleep it.

We'll bleep it.

Dude, we wanted to see Trump Chiwa.

[Simu Liu]

Yeah, man.

[Jimmy Fallon]

We waited to come on. I'm ready.

[Simu Liu]

I still rem watching Endgame in theaters in 2019. And I, @ that point, was still watching as a fan, and I was in the theater along with everyone else, and no one knew or cared who I was. I mean, no one cares who I am still. But I was, you know, just watching that moment and the Mjolnir and, you know, and I was cheering along with everybody else, and I had no idea, I truly had no idea that, like, less than three months later, I would be. I would be a part of it. And so getting that call to be in this movie, I mean, it's every dream come true that I've ever.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Had. You deserve it, bud. Thank you very much. You're fantastic. You deserve.

It. Thank.

You. Let's talk about your new series, the Copenhagen.

Test.

Yes. This is a sci fi thriller. It's on Peacock. Again, you do things that I can't give spoilers away. The last time you were here, I couldn't give away. Oh, yeah, that was great too. But I like that, though. That's why we watch these movies, because they're.

[Simu Liu]

Exciting. What can I.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Say? What can you say? Can I say we can't say what the Copenhagen Test is.

[Simu Liu]

Right? No, no, just that it's, you know, it's this psychological experiment that's designed to judge whether or not an individual is predisposed to follow orders blindly or to follow their own moral compass and their own sense of what's right and what's wrong. And, of course, one makes you a better person and one makes you, you know, kind of a better government employee. And when you're dealing in the world of spies and top secret information, you know, that line and that distinction becomes very, very.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Important. So that's set that up perfectly, by the.

Way. Nailed it, buddy. Simu Liu, everybody. The Copenhagen Test premieres December 27, only on Peacock. Jake Connolly joins us after the.

Break. Stick around, everybody. Two for.

Ten. Uh.

Huh. The clock look like Big Ben when I watch the light, you know. Our next guest as delightful Derek on the new season of Stranger things. Stranger Things 5, Volume 2 premieres on Christmas Day, with the finale premiering New Year's Eve on Netflix. Everyone, please welcome Jake.

Connolly. Hi.

Bud. Thanks for being.

[Jake Connolly]

Here. Thank you so much for having me. It's a.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Pleasure. No good. I'm happy. This is. We've all seen you as Derek on season five of Stranger Things. It's the biggest show. Yeah, you're fantastic. Scene stealing, scene stealing, moves. Funny, well acted, Very, very great. When did you first start watching Stranger.

[Jake Connolly]

Things? You know, since that was only four when season one first came out. You know, I only actually started watching when season four came out four years.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Ago.

Oh.

[Jake Connolly]

Yeah. So that was really enjoyable for me. We always sat down and watched it as a family every night, you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Know. Did you ever think that you would audition for.

[Jake Connolly]

It? You know, actually when the audition came in, I could not believe it. It was the thing of dreams for me.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Really. I mean, it's the biggest show in the.

[Jake Connolly]

World.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. And you're currently in school right now, right? Are you missing school for.

[Jake Connolly]

This? Yeah, I mean, it's the last week before winter break. You know, just nothing too big.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Happening. Okay. All right. Maybe they weren't watching. Has school changed since Stranger.

[Jake Connolly]

Things? You know, it actually has a lot. I've got people coming up to me asking for selfies and autographs.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And.

[Jake Connolly]

Yeah. You know, and on a couple occasions, people yelling to my fat one in the.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Hallways. Okay, yeah. Yep, that happens. Okay. Everything on the show is top secret. Was it hard for you to keep the secret that you're filming and that, like, you. Did you tell anyone that you're gonna be on Stranger.

[Jake Connolly]

Things? You know, it was crazy. I had to keep the secret in for a year and a half and, you know, I actually had to tell everyone I was on a mayonnaise.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Documentary. I'm sorry. Yeah, I. You, you, you, you, you, you told everyone you. You're in a mayonnaise.

[Jake Connolly]

Documentary? I mean, no follow up questions to.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Mayonnaise. Okay, That's. I Guess there.

[Jake Connolly]

Isn'T. No.

[Jimmy Fallon]

One. No one. No one says, tell me more about this documentary. No one. They just go, oh, poor guy. Yeah, that's so funny. When they found out you were on the show, were your friends trying to get spoilers out of.

[Jake Connolly]

You? Yeah, I did have a couple people grilling me, you know, asking, you know, can I give you a little bit of money, an early Christmas.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Gift? And you didn't.

[Jake Connolly]

Bend. No. Yeah. Thankfully I did.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Not. You say a lot of grown up words as Derek and you're probably 11 at the.

Time.

Yeah. When you were filming this, how did it feel to say those words and get away with.

[Jake Connolly]

It? You know, I was so glad that I didn't have my mom breathing down my neck for.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It. Yeah. She was like, okay, you can do.

[Jake Connolly]

This. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I even saw a couple posts on Instagram saying that he was like PG13 Cartman. So I even did. I even started trying out a couple of my lines in a Cartman voice. Do you want to hear.

[Jimmy Fallon]

One? Yeah, let me hear.

[Jake Connolly]

It. Okay, here it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Goes. Jimmy, you.

Can. A fat.

One.

Okay. Thank you. I don't know if I.

Wanted. Thank you. You were nice enough to bring something. I asked if you keep anything from the set and you actually did keep something. Any stranger things fans of season five would. Can you show us what you brought? This is like kind of a.

[Jake Connolly]

Show and tell, you know, I actually can. Here we are with the GI Joe lunchbox. The real one, official.

[Jimmy Fallon]

One. That's the one with the hole in it with the red.

[Jake Connolly]

Light. The hole in it with the red.

[Craig Warren]

Light?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Oh, my gosh. All right, now what do you remember from when you. When you hold onto this lunchbox? What comes back to you? What memory goes in your head? Like, do you remember the scene you were.

[Jake Connolly]

Doing? Yeah, I just. I got to.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Remember. In the.

[Jake Connolly]

Bathroom. No, no, I was actually walking into the magazine. It was a really hot day over in Jackson, Georgia, which was actually the town where they filmed the real Hawkins in. And I had to do schooling inside of an ice cream store and I wasn't even allowed to get.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Any. That's an acting challenge right.

[Jake Connolly]

There. Exactly. So my family and I, the next day we actually went back to Jackson, you know, an hour away from Atlanta, and we went into the ice cream shop and we saw a tour group walking right along outside. And right as they turned that corner, we just kind of thought, why don't we jump in? So once they turned the corner where I was filming literally yesterday, they said, and here we have the spot where we found a boy in a striped sweater carrying a lunchbox. And little did they know, I was right in the back of that tour.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Room. You're like, yeah, I know who that kid.

Is. He's.

Awesome. His name is Jay Connolly. It's gonna be the biggest star.

Ever. You have action scenes as well when Derek just wants to take off and Noah Schnapp tackles you. And he came on the show and said that he felt so bad because, like, he hit you too hard and, like, did you bloody your knee or.

[Jake Connolly]

Something? You know, I'm actually a tackle football player, so, you know, a couple bloody knees don't really deter me from the line of work.

[Jimmy Fallon]

But. Oh, yeah.

[Jake Connolly]

Yeah. And funny story about that is, next day in the hair trailer, Noah came up to me and he was like, jake, I am so sorry I hit you too hard. Can I please buy you a steak? And before I could even say anything, my mom went like, oh, Noah, you're so sweet. No, that's fine. I mean, I would not mind a free.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Steak. No, no, no. He's a very thoughtful young man. I love every cast member on the show. We have Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays Vecna, coming on the show. Yeah. And he's great. Everyone is. But I thought it'd be kind of fun if you maybe wrote a question for Jamie, because we can't give out any spoilers. But if you wrote a question for Jamie, we'll ask it to him after Christmas break on the show. And I won't read it, and I won't look at what you wrote. Would you like to do.

[Jake Connolly]

That? Sure. Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Anytime. All right. There you go. All.

Right. I won't look at it. You write the thing. I'm not even gonna listen to your sharpie sounds. I don't want to see if I can guess where you're gonna ask him, but I can hear the squeaky squeaks. Did he scare you, by the.

[Jake Connolly]

Way? Not.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Really. How would you not be scared by that frightening.

[Jake Connolly]

Monster? I mean, you know, he was pretty chill. Nicest guy ever. Gotta say, ever. Ever. Yeah. Ever, Ever, ever, ever, ever, ever.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Ever.

No. But you met me is what I'm saying.

Yes. Yeah.

Yeah. All right, so you got this. Put that in the envelope. I don't want to read it. Don't want to see anything. Lick it, whatever you got to.

[Jake Connolly]

Do.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Okay. I got a sticker, in fact, you can use, but I want to make sure that no one sees it because it's top secret. And then I'm gonna ask I'm gonna ask Jamie when he's on the show, whatever question this.

[Jake Connolly]

Is. Okay, Sounds.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Good. Thank you for doing.

This. Look at.

This. We have the top secret envelope. I gotta. Are you talented on screen? You also did a behind the scenes things with my man Joe. Keery y. And it was. Yeah, that was. What was it? Take a break with.

[Jake Connolly]

Jake. No, exactly. Yeah, it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Was. Jake Connelly, everyone. Stranger Things 5, Volume 2. You can stay there. Premieres on Christmas day with the finale premiering on New Year's Eve on Netflix for tonight show. After the break, stick around I get up read the morning paper Kiss.

My baby girl Let my lady know I'm going to. Until I say the word My hot pride will look a super.

Filled. Our next guest holds the record.

As the youngest US Women's figure skating champion ever. Next month, she's competing to earn her spot on Team USA for the 2026 Winter Olympics, which will air right here on NBC. And Peacock, please welcome Alyssa.

Liu. Welcome back. Thank.

You. I'm so happy that you're.

[Alyssa Liu]

Back. Me.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Too. The last time you were here, you had just broken the record as the youngest female figure skating champion in the country. And actually have a photo of.

You. Look at.

This. You were teaching me your routine for good.

Luck. I was.

Yeah. And then a few years after that, you decided to retire at the age of.

16.

Yeah. No, that's true. And I think that you are the youngest person ever to.

[Alyssa Liu]

Retire. I mean, y', all, we'll have to look it up. Fact check.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That. Yeah, No, I think I'm right about.

[Craig Warren]

That.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. But then last year, you decided to.

[Alyssa Liu]

Return. Yeah, I.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Did.

Yeah. And you're gonna try to make the 2026 Winter Olympics team. That's what I'm talking about.

Bud. Now. Yeah. This is on your terms now. I love this. Thank.

You. Thank you for coming back. Talk me through that. What makes skating feel different.

[Alyssa Liu]

Now? Yeah, I mean, I have a lot of creative control this time around. You know, I get to pick out what I want my dress to look like, what color I want to use. Sometimes I'll draw up a real bad sketch, send it to my dress designer, see if she can decipher it. I pick my music and I control my training. You know what I'm saying? My schedule. I draw myself. So.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, I mean, I heard the coaches call you the boss. Now, is that.

[Alyssa Liu]

True? We all boss. We all.

[Jake Connolly]

Boss. Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Please. But I mean, you are doing everything. You pick your music as.

[Alyssa Liu]

Well? Yes, I.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Do. And do you know what music you're going to do if you make it to the.

[Alyssa Liu]

Olympics. I mean, usually we have it picked out for the whole year we do the same routine, but I don't know. I'm thinking maybe I should switch it up. I love Lady Gaga right now. I've always loved her.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Songs.

Yes. I love Lady Gaga too, but.

[Alyssa Liu]

I know I'm probably gonna skate to Levi at the.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Olympics. You.

Are? Lei was just on the.

[Alyssa Liu]

Show. Oh.

[Jimmy Fallon]

When? Like last week. She's.

Phenomenal. The greatest love.

That. I know. You did a routine to MacArthur's.

[Alyssa Liu]

Park.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes. Which I know the. You know, the Donna Summer version. But I mean, how did you even get into or hearing about that.

[Alyssa Liu]

Song? Okay, so I. To find music, I just find it, like, everywhere. At a grocery store, in an Uber. You know, I'll be like, oh, what's this song on right now? Like, please tell me or friends playlists, like.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Anywhere. And so you just heard that song, you go, I think I could do a routine to.

This.

Yeah. You've also said that in the Olympics, you want to try? You completed Triple Axel, which not many skaters can have landed. How's that been going in practice so.

[Alyssa Liu]

Far? Right. So I worked on it for two days this past two weeks. Not that.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Long.

[Alyssa Liu]

Okay. But I've been working on it here and there for the past year. Just started doing them clean in practice last week. Those two days I got, you know, really put it to.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Work. The best bug. Thank you for coming back. Good luck in February. Alyssa Liu, everybody. 2026 Winter Olympics kickoff, February 6th here on NBC. And Peacock, we'll be right back. I got.

One drop top with my.

Joint. Our next guest has his comedy.

Special, the Champ, streaming now on the Naatland YouTube channel. Making his Tonight show debut, please welcome the very funny Greg.

[Craig Warren]

Warren. Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is.

[Jake Connolly]

Great. All.

[Craig Warren]

Right. I'm not a good driver. Yeah, I hit stuff. Cars primarily. I pay a lot for insurance, but I use it. They're always like, we're gonna send you an insurance card. Stop calling it a card. It's a piece of paper. I want a card. $3,500 I gave you guys last year. You can afford to send me a card. At least laminate the card. The library laminates their cards. I don't think the whole library system made $3,500 last year. They don't send you a card. They send you a piece of paper, and it's got a dotted line on it with a picture of a scissors. No, no, you cut it. I'm not Cutting it, not for $3,500. If I do cut it. I'm not cutting on that stupid line. I'll cut whatever shape happens to come out. The cop's gonna be like, can I see your insurance swan? Is that a swan? Thank you. Back in the day, they did a thing called perforation. You remember that? Perforation. That was a way of saying, hey, we're not gonna cut it, but we'll get you started. You know, it was. There is no more perforation. The only thing left that's perforated is toilet paper. And I'm telling you right now, if Charmin starts putting scissor pictures on their product. I have health insurance. They give you a card, but for what I'm paying, I want more. I want a guy. I want a full time health guy just to follow me around. I'll be at Walgreens. Mr. Warren, what coverage do you have? Tell him about it.

[Simu Liu]

Tony. It's my.

[Craig Warren]

Guy. Every time I call my insurance company, they always go, what's your group number? Man, I didn't know I was in a group. Like, who'd you put me with? I'm guessing by how much you charge me. You put me in a group with some very unhealthy people. I want to meet them. I want to meet the group. It's going to be like, me, some guy eating a mashed potato sandwich. That monkey that smokes cigarettes in the North Korean zoo and a corpse. That's my group. We're not. I have Aetna. Yeah, that's my company. They all sound the same. They all end in Na Aetna. Cigna Humana. That stands for Hazes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Covered.

[Craig Warren]

Nah, I'm not responsible either. I lose stuff. If there's an important document, I don't have it. The DMV's like, Sir, do you have your Social Security card? I haven't seen that in 37 years. Sir. It's an important document and you guys shouldn't have printed it on a gum wrapper. Okay? At least the passport people made a book out of their thing. It's got pages and a cover and. Yes, I lost that one, too, but I shouldn't have. Sir, do you have your birth certificate? My birth certificate? That document is 57 years old. I also don't have the Declaration of Independence. I live in the Midwest. Yeah, I'm from the Midwest. And thanks. Yeah, it's good to see you again. Now we got new sports in the Midwest. We have high school fishing. I'm not lying. We Play other schools in fishing, which means there's a fishing coach. You boys embarrass yourselves out there on that lake.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Today. Hey, he's got his hook caught in a tree. Jansen pulled a shoe out of the lake. And Martin, you couldn't catch a fish in the seafood department of the grocery.

[Craig Warren]

Store. All right, hands in. Fish on three. And if there's a high school fishing coach, somewhere out there, there is an assistant high school fishing.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Coach. Guys, we are going to have a tackle box inspection at 9am you better have all your hooks, you better have all your lures, or you're not going to get on that school bus. That's all I got, Coach. Back to.

[Craig Warren]

You. You know the parents are involved too, right, Coach? My boy deserves to be starting on this fishing team. You got him sitting there on the.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Shore. Put him in the boat, Coach. Put him in the boat. Put my boy in that.

[Craig Warren]

Boat. You think they have fishing.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Cheerleaders? Be, Be patient. Be, be, be patient. Catfish, crappie, Smallmouth bass. Your outboard motor's out of gas. Bang, bang, choo, choo train. Come on, anglers, do that thang. Hook it. Reel it, weigh it. Now throw it back. Bang, bang, choo, choo train. Come on, anglers, do that thang. Thank you. I'm Greg Warren. Come on now. Come on.

Now. Oh, my.

God. Fantastic. Thank you, Greg Warren. This special, the Champ, is available on the Nateland YouTube channel. My thanks to Sima Liu, Jay Connolly, Alyssa Liu, Greg Warren. Once again, Fishhound 3 and the roof trout there from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thank you for watching. Good night, everybody. Get involved. Gotta get involved. Get, get, get into it. Do.

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